Device for feeding bottles to corking-machines.



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APPLICATION FILED Jill-1.25- 1910.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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Batented Nov. 22, 1910.

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Be it known that I, HUGO HELM Bnnomnz, a subject of the German Emror, and resident of Altona, Germany, ave invented a certain new anduseful Device for Feedin Bottles to Corkin -Machines and the Like, of which the fol owing is a specification. k

This invention refers to a device for feeding bottles to corkingmachines 'and' more particularly to a device of this description by the aid of whichbottles filled with liquor are fed to two corking machines, which are placed opposite to one another and work alternatively, so that one machine operates to cork a bottle, while a bottle is being fed to the other machine.

Thedevice comprises an endless feedingbelt or-apron having upright axes' of rotation, the apron being provided on its outer surface with project-mg ribs, by which celllike sections or receptacles'are formed into which the bottles are placed at one end of thebelt.

By the present? invention the device is so constructed and operated as to give the bottles to be corked a sufiicient time to be operated upon in the corking machine, while the.

transporting belt continues to move constantly and requires no intermittent motion. The accom anym drawing is a diagrammatic plan 0 a mac ine constructed according to this invention. i v 1 and 2 designate standards or frames of,

the two corking machines, the corking operation being carried out in front of the sur-v faces of. these standards facin each other.

The bottles 3 are fed from a c ute 4 to the supporting surface 5, the two longitudinal edges of which run along the two endless belts 6 and 7 to which plates orwingsB and 9 respectively are attached at right angles. In front of the chute i an arm or tongue 10 is pivotally attached, which is oscillated by any convenient means, not shown in the drawing.

The operation of this device is as follows:

The endless belts 6, 7 are given a constant 1. In a device of the character described, thev combination with a support, of a con-.

progressive motion in the direction of the arrows A, by any desired means and the arm 10 is set to oscillate, to alternately direct the bottles emerging from the chute 4 to the bolts 6 and 7, so as to feed a bottle to every second section of each belt, which carries the bottles slowly on the surface5 forward. Every second plate or 9 is pivotally attached to its 6 or 7 and provided at its lower ed e with a lateral stud, cam-pin or roller 11. he plates, which are rovided with rollers are disposed on the Its, in such way, that the catch hold of the bottles, presented to t em by the arm 10, and press and push them on forward to the corklng machines. In front of each corking ma-- chine oneach side of the support 5 is mounted a fixed abutment 12 which consists of a straight strip of any suitable material preferably secured to t parallel 'to'its longitudlnal edges. These abutments lie below the plane of travel of the plates 8, 9, so as not to engage the rigid plates but are of such height as to, extend nto t e-path of the lateral studs or. rollers 11.- Whena roller strikes an abutment 12, during the course of its travel, said roller together with the plate carrying it is pressed or swung toward the belt. This movement of the plate frees the bottle therefrom and allows the bottle to come to a rest until the following plate, which is rigidly fixed to the belt and is not on aged by the abutment, reaches the bottle an moves it away from the machine. The length of time between the releasing of a bottle from a ivoted plate and its engagement by the fol owing rigid plate is suflicient to allow the machine to rive a cork into the bottle. The abutments 12 are of such length as to'hold the pivoted plates depressed until the have passed the ottle, and as soon as a r0 ler has passed an abutment the plate, which is spring-controlled, is caused to assume its normal position at right angles to the belt. Any suitable spring controlling means may be rovided'to yieldingly hold the pivoted tee in their normal position and which Wlll allow them tfibe swung out ofsaid position toward the-belt,

A device as" described above can also be constructed to feed the corks instead of bote support and running, j

tles, or to feed other articles for instance sockets or ferrules or the like to dressing,

shaping or finishing machines or the like. I claim:

'rier without removing it from the support and without interrupting the movement of p the carrier.

2. Ina device of the character described,

' the combination with a support, of continuously traveling carriers mounted on opposite sides of the support adapted to move a plurality of articles along the support, and means to momentarily free one of the articles from its carrier without removing it from said support and without interrupting the movement of the latter.

3.In a device of the character described,

the combination with a sup ort, of a continuously traveling carrier a apted to movearticles along the support, and means to momentarily free an article from the carrier without removing it from the support and carrier, said carrier adapted to subsequently move the freed article.

4. In .a device' of the character described, the combination with a support, of continuously traveling endless carriers mounted on upright axles on opposite sides of the support, said carriers com rising laterally proecting pivoted mem ers and means to swing the latter on their pivots.

5. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a support, of continu-;

ously traveling endless carriers mounted on upright axles on'opposite sides of the support, said carriers comprising laterally proecting 'pivoted members and means to guide articles fed to the support into the path of the pivoted members.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of continuously traveling endless carriers mounted on upright axles on opposite sides of the support, said carriers comprisin laterally projectin pivoted members, rigi members mounte etween the pivoted members and means to swin the latter on their pivots.

7. n a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of continu-' ously traveling endless carriers mounted on.

upright axles on opposite sides of the support, said carriers comprising laterally pro- ]ecting pivoted members, means to guide articles onto the support betweenthe carriers and means to move each alternate arti-v cle toward the same carrier. I

8. In a device of the character described, a support, endless belts having upright axes nately a tongue pivoted on the latter in front 0 of rotation mounted on opposite sides of the support, carrier plates secured to the belts adapted to carry articles along the support, each alternate plate being pivotally secured to the belts and provided with studs, and a fixed member 1n the path of the studs adapted to engage the latter to turn the pivoted plates toward the belt, forthe purpose set forth.

9. In a device of the character described, a support, endless belts havin upright axes of rotation mounted on opposite-sides of the support, carrier plates secured to the belts adapted to carry articles along the support each alternate late being ivotally secured to the belts an provided with studs, a fixed member in the path of the studs ada ted toengage the latter to turn the pivoted p ates toward the belt and a tongue pivot-ally mounted on the support adapted to alteride the articles to one side or the other, or the purpose specified.

10. In a devlce of the character described, a support, endless belts havin upright axes of rotation mounted on'opposlte sides ofthe support, carrier plates fixed to'the belts ada ted to carry articles alongthe support, carrler plates pivotally connected to the belts between the fixed lates and provided with studs, a chute to t ded articles to the sup 011:3, t e chuteand adapted to guide articles to 0 p0 site sides of the su port into the ath o the carrier plates, an a fixed mem er in the path of the studs adgpted to engage the lat-' ter to turn the piv ted plates toward the .belts, for the purpose specified.

11. In a device of'the charaetendescribed,

the combination with a sup ort; of a continuously travelin carrier aving an engaging member a apted to move articles along the support, and means cooperatm with said member during the movement 0 the carrier to move said member away from the articles to permit said articles to remain stationa on-the support for a period of time wit out interrupting the continuous movement of the carrier.

HUGO HEINRICH WILHELM BERGNEB, Witnesses:

' WILHIBLM BERGER,

AUGUST FUeoER. 

